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(a) A person
shall not sell or provide tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, or tobacco
paraphernalia to any person younger than 18 years of age.

(b) Beginning
August 28, 1997, vending machines selling tobacco products, tobacco
substitutes, or tobacco paraphernalia are prohibited. This subsection shall not
apply to a vending machine that is located in a commercial establishment in
which by law no person younger than 18 years of age is permitted to enter at
any time. A single vending machine may not be used to sell other commodities in
combination with tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, or tobacco
paraphernalia. A violation of this subsection shall result in the seizure of
the vending machine.

(c) Beginning
January 1, 2001, and subject to receiving any necessary exemption from
preemption from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, all vending machines
selling tobacco products are prohibited.

Subsection (d) effective until January
1, 2017; see also subsection (d) effective January 1, 2017 set out below.

(d) No person
holding a tobacco license shall display or store tobacco products or tobacco
substitutes where those products are accessible to consumers without direct
assistance by the sales personnel. This subsection shall not apply to the
following:

(1) A display
of tobacco products that is located in a commercial establishment in which by
law no person younger than 18 years of age is permitted to enter at any time.

(2) Cigarettes
in unopened cartons and smokeless tobacco in unopened multipack containers of
10 or more packages, any of which shall be displayed in plain view and under
the control of a responsible employee so that removal of the cartons or multipacks
from the display can be readily observed by that employee.

(3) Cigars and
pipe tobacco stored in a humidor on the sales counter in plain view and under
the control of a responsible employee so that the removal of these products
from the humidor can be readily observed by that employee.

Subsection (d) effective January 1,
2017; see also subsection (d) effective until January 1, 2017 set out above.

(d)(1) Persons
holding a tobacco license may only display or store tobacco products or tobacco
substitutes:

(A) behind a
sales counter or in any other area of the establishment that is inaccessible to
the public; or

(B) in a
locked container.

(2) This
subsection shall not apply to the following:

(A) a display
of tobacco products that is located in a commercial establishment in which by
law no person younger than 18 years of age is permitted to enter at any time;

(B) cigarettes
in unopened cartons and smokeless tobacco in unopened multipack containers of
10 or more packages, any of which shall be displayed in plain view and under
the control of a responsible employee so that removal of the cartons or
multipacks from the display can be readily observed by that employee; or

(C) cigars and
pipe tobacco stored in a humidor on the sales counter in plain view and under
the control of a responsible employee so that the removal of these products
from the humidor can be readily observed by that employee.

(e) The sale
and the purchase of bidis is prohibited. A person who holds a tobacco license
who sells bidis as prohibited by this subsection shall be fined not more than
$500.00. A person who purchases bidis from any source shall be fined not more
than $250.00.

(f) No person
holding a tobacco license shall sell cigarettes or little cigars individually
or in packs that contain fewer than 20 cigarettes or little cigars.